okay, I purchased a male pastel from a forum member but the feeling that I've gotten lately is that its not a great quality pastel, this feeling also coming from the person I purchased him from. Call me a newbie on this, I wasn't too sure on what to look for and when I selected him, he looked the brightest to me out of the bunch (thought that was a major part of what to look for).

I purchased him with the plans of eventually breeding him to a spider and cinni (you can see where I'm going with this) and at some point to my het pied female. My question is, do I see how he looks as he ages, hope he keeps his bright color and hope he produces some nice prodigy or get another male pastel from better lineage and has brighter coloring? Is there hope for a pastel that may brown out to help it produce brighter hatchlings? if so, how is this done.

any comments, thoughts, input is encouraged, welcomed and will be seriously considered. thanx all.